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The luxury hotel owner and management company currently operates two 5-star hotels in Thailand – one in Bangkok, the other in Chiang Mai - with a luxury resort in Phuket in the pipeline. Further properties, both at home and abroad, are expected to be announced in the near future. Chris Stafford, chief operating officer of 137 Pillars Hotels & Resorts, said: “A day does not go by without us learning more about the damage that plastic, especially single-use plastic, has on the environment. We have long had a strong sustainable policy and we are now taking that to the next level. It’s vital as a company, and as human beings, that the impact we have on the environment is as minimal as possible. What we are doing won’t solve the global problem, but if we all play our part and take responsibility for our choices, then we will eventually overcome this and create a better world for future generations.” The Chiang Mai property has been widely praised for its … [Read more...] about Hotel group vows to eliminate plastics

SINGAPORE (WASHINGTON POST) - At an island resort off the coast of Singapore, US event planners are working day and night with their North Korean counterparts to set up a summit designed to bring an end to Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program. But a particularly awkward logistical issue remains unresolved, according to two people familiar with the talks. Who's going to pay for Kim Jong Un's hotel stay? The prideful but cash-poor pariah state requires that a foreign country foot the bill at its preferred lodging: The Fullerton, a magnificent neoclassical hotel near the mouth of the Singapore River where just one presidential suite costs more than US$6,000 (S$8,000) per night. The mundane but diplomatically fraught billing issue is just one of numerous logistical concerns being hammered out between two teams led by White House deputy chief of staff Joe Hagin and Kim's de facto chief of staff, Kim Chang Son, as they strive towards a June 12 meeting. After weeks of uncertainty, US President … [Read more...] about US trying to find discreet way to pay for Kim Jong Un’s hotel during Singapore summit

President Donald Trump’s business failed to regain control of a Panamanian hotel. That failure was the result of a Tuesday ruling. WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump’s family hotel business has lost a bid to regain control of the luxury hotel in Panama that ousted his brand, according to a new emergency arbitration ruling. The arbitrator ruled Tuesday that Trump’s company should not have been evicted while a broader arbitration dispute was ongoing between the hotel owners and Trump. But with Trump outmaneuvered in Panama and the hotel in the owners’ hands, the arbitrator declined to reinstate the Trump team. He also barred all parties from starting new legal fights over the matter. “The facts on the ground now militate against forcibly undoing the steps that have been taken,” arbitrator Joel Richler wrote. He said his decision might be different if Trump had sought an emergency arbitration … [Read more...] about Trump’s hotel business just failed to undo a coup in Panama

caption The Trump International Hotel and Tower Panama in Panama City is at the center of an intense business controversy. source Trump Panama Hotel/Facebook, Carlos Jasso/Reuters • The Trump International Hotel and Tower Panama in Panama City is currently the site of an intense business dispute. • Trump Organization employees refused to vacate the premises after being fired by the hotel’s majority owners on Tuesday. • The international blowup could cause problems for President Donald Trump. The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Panama City boasts 369 hotel rooms, an infinity pool with spectacular ocean views, and a bitter business dispute that’s already required police intervention. It’s the site of a contentious showdown between Trump Organization staffers and the property’s majority owners, led by investor Orestes Fintiklis. His firm, Ithaca Capital Partners, has a majority … [Read more...] about A 5-star Trump hotel in Panama is at the center of a major ownership dispute that could be bad news for the president — take a look inside the luxurious property

By Joshua Partlow The Washington Post David Fahrenthold Tues., Feb. 27, 2018 PANAMA CITY—Panamanian police on Tuesday handcuffed a security guard working for U.S. President Donald Trump’s hotel here, in the midst of a dispute in which the hotel’s majority owner has tried to fire the Trump Organization — and Trump employees have refused to leave. The security guard was brought down an elevator by a contingent of police who arrived at the luxury hotel on Monday morning. The police then drove him away in a patrol car. A police commander at the scene said the guard had been detained for denying officers access to an area of the hotel. It was unclear whether he had been formally arrested. The commander declined to be identified. The detention marked the latest escalation in a standoff that began Thursday. That afternoon, the hotel’s majority owner, Orestes Fintiklis, made a sudden attempt to terminate the Trump Organization’s … [Read more...] about Police handcuff guard at Trump’s Panama hotel as standoff escalates over move to cut ties with Trump Organization